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Out of those varieties Carrie is my favorite. I'm in florida though. I personally consider the others mediocre at best. Valencia pride is an extremely vigorous tree. Carrie is delicious if picked at the right time with a lot of flavor depth similar to some fine Indian mangos
Alphonso doesn't do produce well in SoCal.Not on your list, Sweet Tart does do well and is a high quality mango
From a production standpoint, it is hard to top Valencia Pride in California. It's a productive tree for me. The taste is ok for the non-mango snobs. I give this mango to my friends and co-workers because it is pretty and large. Better than super market mango but not top tier.Carrie I have trouble getting it to grow well in my yard. Maybe slightly more susceptible to die backs on florida rootstock based on me and my friend's experienceAlphonso is a pretty tree for me, blooms like crazy but doesn't seem to set fruit well for me.Keitt I grow only because it is the latest mango in my yard. allows me to have mangos in January/Feb in the yard.My friends have good experience growing sweet tart in california. My personal favorite is coconut cream
I don't believe orange sherbet is available although rumors say its in the works. Coconut cream and sweet tart are top tier. Lemon zest is plagued with problems in Florida and Zills is no longer propagating it
Quote from: MangoCountry on March 30, 2018, 12:10:04 AMI don't believe orange sherbet is available although rumors say its in the works. Coconut cream and sweet tart are top tier. Lemon zest is plagued with problems in Florida and Zills is no longer propagating itThanks for the info. I am actually on the waiting list for Orange Sherbet when it becomes available.As for lemon zest, I did read that it will no longer be available and that Orange essence was pretty close in flavor.... but I have yet to hear if that’s true...